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Shameless plug - "Stagger Lee" - El Dingo - 05-30-2006 Hey All, A couple friends of mine just published a graphic novel based on the story that inspired the song "Stagger Lee". Real people and events and a healthy dose of artistic license paint a picture of drama and racism in the 1900's deep south. It's pretty cool (published by Image no less!). Well worth $12: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1582406073/sr=8-1/qid=1149016556/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-9823020-4544622?%5Fencoding=UTF8">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/158240 ... oding=UTF8</a><!-- m --> Why didn't you review it? - King Bob - 05-31-2006 Shouldn't you post a five star review to help them along? FYI, Beck (of all people) does a great solo acoustic version of the song on the Mississippi John Hurt tribute album. I gotta be a deadhead and chime in with some lyrics - Drunk Monk - 05-31-2006 "Stagger Lee" Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia Copyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission. 1940 Xmas evening with a full moon over town Staggerlee met Billy DeLyon and he blew that poor boy down Do you know what he shot him for? What do you make of that? 'Cause Billy DeLyon threw lucky dice, won Staggelee's Stetson hat Baio, Baio, tell me how can this be? You arrest the girls for turning tricks but you're scared of Staggerlee Staggerlee is a madman and he shot my Billy dead Baio you go get him or give the job to me Delia DeLyon, dear sweet Delia-D How the hell can I arrest him when he's twice as big as me? Don't ask me to go downtown - I wouldn't come back alive Not only is that mother big but he packs a .45 Baio Delia said just give me a gun He shot my Billy dead now I'm gonna see him hung She waded to DeLyon's Club through Billy DeLyon's blood Stepped up to Staggerlee at the bar Said Buy me a gin fizz, love As Staggerlee lit a cigarette she shot him in the balls Blew the smoke off her revolver, had him dragged to city hall Baio, Baio, see you hang him high He shot my Billy dead and now he's got to die Delia went a walking down on Singapore Street A three-piece band on the corner played "Nearer, My God, to Thee" but Delia whistled a different tune...what tune could it be? The song that woman sung was Look out Staggerlee The song that Delia sung was Look out Staggerlee The song that woman sung was Look out Staggerlee The song that Delia sung was Look out Staggerlee http://arts.ucsc.edu/gdead/AGDL/stagger.html |